CFB Gatineau

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Canadian Forces Base, Gatineau (CFB Gatineau; French: Base des Forces canadiennes-en-Gatineau, BFC-en-Gatineau) is a major airbase of the Canadian Aerospace Forces (CAF) located in Montée Saint-Amour, Collines-de-l'Outaouais County, Quebec, about 5 km north of the city of Gatineau and 10 km north of Centreville, Ottawa. It is the home airbase of the CAF-operated diplomatic jets, including those of the President and Prime Minister of Canada, as well as those used by the Department of Foreign Affairs and several fighter and reconnaissance wings of the CAF.

CFB Gatineau is also used to a lesser extent by the Canadian Army, mostly for training its airborne troops, as well as by the Royal Canadian Gendarmerie, which operates a major military prison on the grounds of the base (Gatineau Military Prison).